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Purbrook Park School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Park Avenue, Purbrook, Waterlooville PO7 5DS · purbrookparkschool.co.uk · 023 9237 0351
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.53 mi
- 2.46 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 921
- 73 over 848 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.53 mi (2.46 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 194 families put the school first and 191 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 191 | 194 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 217 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 184 | 180 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 166 | 244 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 169 | 243 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.53 mi2.46 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.7, and 49.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.00 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | −3.3 |
| Sixth form college | 9.1 | +7.8 |
| Further education | 69.7 | −10.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 4 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Purbrook Park School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (182 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 182
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (28%) with SEND